The Budweiser Stage, previously known as the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, is a concert venue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the grounds of Ontario Place and hosts many diverse acts, including genres like rock, pop and jazz. The first musician to perform here was Bryan Adams on May 18, 1995.

Over the winter of 1994–1995, came the controversial demolition of the popular Forum and the construction of a larger venue on the site.[5] In May 1995, the Molson Amphitheatre opened with two Bryan Adams concerts before sold-out audiences. The new Molson Amphitheatre garnered positive reviews in 1995, winning RPM Magazine's "Best New Concert Venue" award.

In 1997, Rush performed two nights in a row at the venue on the Test For Echo Tour. The first night was filmed for would have been the band's first concert video released on the then-new DVD format, but it was scrapped. In a 2006 interview, lead singer and bassist Geddy Lee revealed that the DVD had to be scrapped due to issues syncing up the audio with the video, saying it would have cost the band over $150,000 and many man-hours to sync up a new recording with the footage. Although the full concert has never been officially released, much of the footage was eventually included in the Rush R40 box set released in 2014.

As of 2004, 3 million patrons have visited the venue. The amphitheater hosted Canadian rapper Drake's annual OVO Festival from its inception in 2010 until 2015. The Festival has featured performances by Drake, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Kanye West, and A$AP Rocky among others.

Van Halen performed two nights in a row at the Molson in August 1995; the shows have been recorded for a never-released live album. Depeche Mode performed at the amphitheatre three times: the first one was on June 16, 2001 during their Exciter Tour. The second one was on July 24, 2009 during their Tour of the Universe, in front of a sold out crowd of 16,128 people. The third one was on September 1, 2013 during their Delta Machine Tour, in front of a sold out crowd of 16,110 people. The 2009 show was recorded for the group's live albums project Recording the Universe.

On January 6, 2017, it was announced that the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre was renamed "Budweiser Stage", as part of a partnership between Labatt Breweries of Canada and Live Nation.

The music venue is open yearly from May to September, due to its outdoor configuration. The amphitheatre has a capacity of approximately 16,000. There are 5,500 reserved seats under the 60-foot-high covered roof, 3,500 seats under the open sky, and 7,000 seats on the grass bowl. The floor area (100 level) has an unreserved capacity of 1,000. There are also Club and VIP seats for season ticket-holders. Two large video screens flank the stage, while two video cubes hang from the rear of the covered roof for those sitting on the lawns. The video support system gives everyone in the audience a closeup of the performers on stage.

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Samurai Cop
The Song that Jane Likes
Hello Again
#27
If Only
Stay or Leave
You Never Know
Idea of You
Why I Am
Minarets
Typical Situation
The Dreaming Tree
Crash into Me
Virginia in the Rain
#41
Say Goodbye
Drive In Drive Out
Everyday
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Do You Remember
Pig
Hello Again
Satellite
Again and Again
Sledgehammer
Seek Up
Come Tomorrow
#41
Funny the Way It Is
The Stone
Samurai Cop
Captain
Crush
She
Warehouse
Cornbread
Tripping Billies
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So Right
Two Step

But I’m sure it’ll be:

That Girl is You
One Sweet World
Satellite
Stand Up
Can’t Stop
Don’t Drink the Water
Why I Am
Samurai Cop
Funny the Way It Is
So Much To Say
Come Tomorrow
Grey Street
Sister
Idea of You
Jimi Thing
You and Me
Watchtower
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Sister
Lousiana Bayou

Do You Remember
Pig
Hello Again
Satellite
Again and Again
Sledgehammer
Seek Up
Come Tomorrow
#41
Funny the Way It Is
The Stone
Samurai Cop
Captain
Crush
She
Warehouse
Cornbread
Tripping Billies
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So Right
Two Step

But I’m sure it’ll be:

That Girl is You
One Sweet World
Satellite
Stand Up
Can’t Stop
Don’t Drink the Water
Why I Am
Samurai Cop
Funny the Way It Is
So Much To Say
Come Tomorrow
Grey Street
Sister
Idea of You
Jimi Thing
You and Me
Watchtower
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Sister
Lousiana Bayou

Haha, this might be one of the most brutally realistic setlist predictions ive ever seen. Sub come on come on for one of the sisters and thats entirely possible! Hope for your sake it’s wrong. Id love to see an opening 3 of:

Just got back from the annual pre-DMB Jeff Coffin w/In Orbit show at The Rex Jazz bar. He plays with these guys every year the night before DMB. It’s always amazing, I can sit a few feet from Jeff and get my fill of his amazing skills before the DMB show where he goes underutilized.

This Girl Is You
Pig
One Sweet World
Again and Again
Tripping Billies
Samurai Cop
Louisiana Bayou
#41
Steady As We Go
Can't Stop
Lying In The Hands of God
Crush
She
Too Much
Satellite
Grey Street
Stand Up (For It)
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Come On Come On
Pantala Naga Pampa
Rapunzel

Just got back from the annual pre-DMB Jeff Coffin w/In Orbit show at The Rex Jazz bar. He plays with these guys every year the night before DMB. It’s always amazing, I can sit a few feet from Jeff and get my fill of his amazing skills before the DMB show where he goes underutilized.

Yep, I loved when he did a mini tour with Mu'tet a few years ago. But papa's gotta make his paycheck with DMB but these small shows are his outlet.

__________________Originally Posted by Jayes
If he just lays down two full elbow chords loudly over the entirety of That Girl Is You, he wins the band.

Again and Again
One Sweet World
Best of What's Around
Satellite
Do You Remember
So Right
Crush
Stay or Leave
Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)
Don't Drink the Water
Lover Lay Down
Stand Up (For It)
She
Hello Again
Louisiana Bayou
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